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POLISHING OUTFIT.

APPLICATION FILED IAII.23. I9I4.

l, 146, l 3., Patented July 13, 1915.

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WARNER, E. EUXTON, 0E SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

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T0 all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, VARNERR. BUx'roN, a citizeny of the United States of America, residing at Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 'in Polishing lOutts,lof which the following is a. specification.

This invention relates especially to polishing outfits and morel particularly to such outfits as are intended to be carried in the pocket, suit case, or traveling bag.

An object of this. invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive polishingi'outiit adapted for use-by drummersand travelers which is complete yet compact and in which unnecessary space and weight has been eliminated.

Another objectof the invention is to provide in an outfit of this character an improved cover for the containing case of the apparatus which' is not readily displaced therefrom except when intentionally opened.

Another objectv of the invention is to provide in 'a device of this class improved means for holding'the various objects contained in the case securely in proper position, thereby preventing the rattling noise due to the movement of thesearticles against one another and against the box.

A further object is to provide an improved structure having av flexible covering means constructed to pass around vthe structure as a band or envelop to hold theparts securely in place, said means being arranged' so that both sides may in turn be faced outwardly or inwardly, together with a polisher device carried by one side of the covering means and suitable securing means voperablel in either of its positions.

A. further object is to provide an improved polishing apparatus of parts having a double function, thus simplifying the apparatus for more convenient use.

My invention, in the specific embodiment chosen for the purposes of illustration, comprises a box, open at the top, and adapted to contain articles, such as a dauber and paste can, and a flexible cover, the latter adapted, when folded around the box in one manner, to form a closure therefor and, when reversed and then folded around the bo-x, to expose a brush or polisher in convenient operable condition. 'Ihe polisher serves, when not exposed, as a cover for the box to prey vent displacement of the flexible cover rela- Speccation of Letters Patent. Patented rJ .u1y137 1915,

Application filed January 23, 1914. Serial No. 814,011. v

spective view showing the assembled apparatus; Fig. 6 is a yperspective view of they apparatus with-the cover ythereof reversed for use; andfF ig. 7 is a `detail view of the dauber.y Y v Referring more particularly to Figs. `1 and 2, t is a `box 'or case-of strong and durable kyet light material, such as leather or cardboard covered with leather or any other suitable material. The box a. is open at the top, preferably closed vat the bottom, and contains a can 7c of paste or blacking and a dauber Z. 'Ihe box a is so dimensioned as to just accommodate these articles and leave no unnecessary space for the movement ofthe latter in the box a. `Obviously the box a may be constructed to contain any desired number and kindl of articles. withoutdeparting from the `scope of my'invention, and I have chosen the articles described simply for. the purpose-of illustration.

' Figs. 3 and 4 show a plan and side elevational view, respectively, of my cover-member in an unfolded or developed position. The cover Z), made of strong, durable, and flexible material, such as leather for' example, comprises sections d, e, f, g, and 71,. Sections Z and e are adapted to cover and overlie the top and bottom portions, respectively, of the box a and may, if desired, be provided with a stiffening or reinforcing piece of cardboard or other material as shown in the drawings. Section 7 is adapted to overlie and cover one end of the box a. Sections g and 7L are adapted to overlap one another and form a closure for the other end of the box a. To this end, sections g and h are provided with spring or snap buttons y' and z', respectively, the former member y' being a male portion and latter zi which may be of any suitable material'. lIn

the normal condition of the apparatus, shown in Figs. l and 5, this polisher 0 extends downwardly into the box a and against the box Z0 and the dauber Z. The resilient material of the polisher c serves to hold these articles in position and to prevent them from rattling. Furthermore, it is to be noted particularly that I so construct the polisher c that it fits accurately into the interior of the box a and engages with the side and end walls thereof, thereby preventing displacement of the cover Z9 relative to the box a. This feature is shown in Figs. l and 2.

Referring to Fig. 7, which illustrates a preferred device for applying the paste in.

can ZZ', Z is the dauber composed of cloth or any other suitable material and, at the top of the dauber Z and fixed thereto by a button m, is a thin circular strip n of leather or other flexible material. This strip fn, is designed to protect the fingers of the operator from the paste so that they will not become soiled in manipulating the dauber Z. Fig. 7 clearly shows the method of using the dauber Z and illustrates the function of the strip n which is grasped between the thumb and first two fingers of the operators hand in an obvious manner.

Figs. l, 2, and 5 illustrate the normal condition of the apparatus when not arranged for use. lt is here shown packed and ready to be carried in the pocket or suit case. rFhe articles 7c and Z are placed within the caser a and the cover is folded therearound, the

. two ends g and 71, being secured together by To use the apparatus, ythe cover b is first removed and paste from the box 7c is applied to the shoes by the 'dauber Z. rlhe cover Z) is then folded around the box a in a reverse manner so that the polisher portion c projects thereabove, and the ends g and it are again secured together by the spring buttons .7' and z'. The box a and cover Z) are then available for use as a polishing brush, as clearly shown in Fig. 6.

lt will be noticed that box a, and cover Z) perform double functions. ln one case, the box is a container for the paste can and dauber at the same time that the cover, with the attached polisher, is a binder for the box and contained articles. ln the other case, the box is a support or handle at the same time that the cover is used as a polisher.

Thus, I' have provided a simple, inexpensive, complete, and compact polishing outfit which is adapted for pocket or suit case use by travelers and which is, at the same time, light, strong, and durable.

What l claim is ln a polishing outfit, the combination, with a box adapted to contain polishing articles, of a separate flexible cover member, adapted to be folded entirely around said box with either side exposed and form a closure therefor, means lto secure the free ends of said cover after it has been folded around the box, and a polishing member secured to said cover and adapted when not exposed to project into said boxto prevent displacement of said cover relative thereto.

WARNER n. Buxron.

Witnesses F. Gr. NEAL, H. E. HARTWELL.

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